Design and fabrication of a novel dual-frequency confocal ultrasound transducer for microvessels super-harmonic imaging

X Deng, T Xu, G Huang, Q Li, L Luo… - IEEE transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, super-harmonic ultrasound imaging technology has caused much attention due to
its capability of distinguishing microvessels from the tissues surrounding them. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-functional ultrasonic micro-elastography imaging system

X Qian, T Ma, M Yu, X Chen, KK Shung, Q Zhou - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
In clinical decision making, in addition to anatomical information, biomechanical properties
of soft tissues may provide additional clues for disease diagnosis. Given the fact that most of …

Dual-frequency CMUT arrays for multiband ultrasound imaging applications

M Maadi, C Ceroici, RJ Zemp - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dual-frequency capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) are introduced
for multiscale imaging applications, where a single array transducer can be used for both …

Dual-frequency piezoelectric endoscopic transducer for imaging vascular invasion in pancreatic cancer

BD Lindsey, J Kim, PA Dayton… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cancers of the pancreas have the poorest prognosis among all cancers, as many tumors are
not detected until surgery is no longer a viable option. Surgical viability is typically …

Multi-frequency ultrasound transducers for medical applications: a survey

XL Sun, JP Yan, YF Li, H Liu - International Journal of Intelligent Robotics …, 2018 - Springer
Nowadays, ultrasound imaging (US) has made extensive applications in the field of the
medical imaging due to its particular advantages, in which the transducer plays an important …

A novel pulse-echo piezoelectric transducer for detecting quasi-static component induced by an ultrasonic longitudinal wave

Q Lai, L Lu, C Xu, N Hu, M Deng - Measurement Science and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
For effectively detecting the quasi-static component (QSC) of an ultrasonic longitudinal
wave, which is closely related to the elastic nonlinearity of material, we proposed a novel …

Contrast enhanced superharmonic imaging for acoustic angiography using reduced form-factor lateral mode transmitters for intravascular and intracavity applications

Z Wang, KH Martin, W Huang… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Techniques to image the microvasculature may play an important role in imaging tumor-
related angiogenesis and vasa vasorum associated with vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques …

A dual-frequency colinear array for acoustic angiography in prostate cancer evaluation

S Li, J Kim, Z Wang, S Kasoji… - IEEE transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Approximately 80% of men who reach 80 years of age will have some form of prostate
cancer. The challenge remains to differentiate benign and malignant lesions. Based on …

Ultrasound transducers for biomedical imaging and therapy

X Jiang, AM Al-Jumaily - … and Science in …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Ultrasound has been one of the most widely adopted and rapidly developing diagnosis and
therapy modalities because of its nondestructive and nonion radiative nature since the first …

Stack-layer dual-frequency ultrasound array with ground shielding for super-harmonic imaging

J Ma, T Liu, L Xu - IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Contrast-enhanced harmonic imaging has shown unique advantages in identifying micro-
vasculature for tumor characterization. Recent studies indicate that the third to fourth …